Kodak L15 Lantern Plates
The next set of vintage paper is not actual paper but glass plates. These are Kodak L16 Lantern Plates. They are bromide emulsion and one is to treat them as if they are bromide paper according to the instructions. They are 3 1/4"x 3 1/4" square and as the name implies they are meant for a Magic Lantern for Projection. The brochure also suggests spectrographic work in the blue to ultraviolet parts of the spectrum. Bottom Packaging Label The brochure is reproduced here... L16 Brochure Front (click to enlarge) L16 Brochure Back (click to enlarge) In the past I have noticed that my usual paper developer Ilford Universal PQ does not deal with fogging on some old emulsions whereas EasyLith from Wolfgang Moersch performs much better. The trouble with Lith is that the exposure takes longer as well as the developer and the vigilance to snatch the print at the right time. So I printed my first plate using EasyLith with the enlarger set at f8 I judged a 2 mi...